Styptic article



June 27, 1967 w, R. WATSON, SR

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United States Patent 3,327,706 STYPTIC ARTICLE William R. Watson, Sr., 3920 Central Ave., Western Springs, Ill. 60558 Filed Dec. 10, 1964, Ser. No. 417,290 2 Claims. (Cl. 128-267) This invention relates to a styptic article made up of a plurality of joined but separable members each containing a styptic material that can be used once and then the separated used member discarded.

As is well known, both men and women use various types of razors to remove unwanted hair. In this removal the skin is often cut. It has also long been customary to stop the bleeding and cauterize the wound by using a styptic material that is first dipped in water and then rubbed over the wound. This is a satisfactory procedure, but if the same styptic material is used over and over there is danger of contamination of the wound and often the styptic material cannot be found when needed. The styptic materials heretofore used tend to become porous, to develop small hard projections which scratch the skin, and eventually to disintegrate, as a result of the repeated wetting and drying which is necessary to their normal method of use.

One of the features of this invention is to provide an improved styptic article made up of a plurality of base members readily separable from each other with each carrying on a portion thereof a water soluble styptic material so that a base member may be readily separated from the others, used to cauterize the wound and then discarded.

Other features and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following description of one embodiment thereof taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Of the drawings:

FIGURE 1 is a perspective view showing a styptic article embodying the invention.

FIGURE 2 is a perspective view illustrating the article open for use with one styptic base member being separated from a plurality of others.

In the embodiment shown in the drawings the article is constructed much like a book of paper matches. In other words, there is a folded over cover 11 having its free end 12 opened, as shown in FIGURE 2, for use but with this free end being tucked under an end flap 13 when not in use.

The article is made up of a plurality of separable base members 14 in the form of paper strips similar to paper match strips. These strips are attached together at one end, as is customary with paper match books, with the cover 11 and the strips held in assembly as by a wire clip 15. Each of the strips 14 has its other end 16 that is oppo site the attached end 17 free and coated with a water soluble solid styptic material 18.

3,327,706 Patented June 27, 1967 Then, when the article is to be used, one strip, 19, is removed as desired and its styptic coating 20 moistened with water (not shown) and applied to the wound in the customary manner. After use, this strip 19 is then discarded. At the neXt occasion of use, another strip 14 will be separated in the same way and used so that a fresh styptic coating 18 is always available.

The styptic coat 18 may be made of any of the usual materials, such as potassium alum. In preparing the coating 18 the ends of the strips 14 are dipped individually into heated molten potassium alum and cooled to produce the coats 18. The coatings are cooled out of contact with each other so they will not stick together.

Although the above alum compounds are useful as styptic materials, other such materials including iron sulfate, zinc sulfate, copper sulfate, silver nitrate, iron chloride and the like, either alone or in combination, may be used, as desired.

As can be seen from the above description, the styptic article is convenient to carry, as in the pocket or purse, is readily available and sanitary and provides a fresh styptic material for each use.

Having described my invention as related to the embodiment shown in the accompanying drawings, it is my intention that the invention be not limited by any of the details of description, unless otherwise specified, but rather be construed broadly within its spirit and scope as set out in the accompanying claims.

I claim:

1. A disposable styptic article, comprising: a plurality of base members in the form of strips attached together at one end of each but readily separable from each other, each strip having its other end free; and a water soluble styptic material on each of said other ends.

2. A disposable styptic article, comprising: a plurality of base members in the form of closely adjacent strips attached together at one end of each with the other ends free, said one ends being readily separable from each other; a water soluble styptic material on each of said other ends; and a removable cover for said strips.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,035,196 3/1936 Schick 206-632 2,160,503 5/1939 Heirmann 16758 2,559,344 7/1951 Cesar 128267 OTHER REFERENCES Match Book Glue Sticks, Popular Science, page 80, December 1938.

ADELE M. EAGER, Primary Examiner. 

1. A DISPOSABLE STYPTIC ARTICLE, COMPRISING: A PLURALITY OF BASE MEMBERS IN THE FORM OF STRIPS ATTACHED TOGETHER AT ONE END OF EACH BUT READILY SEPARABLE FROM EACH OTHER, EACH STRIP HAVING ITS OTHER END FREE; AND A WATER SOLUBLE STYPTIC MATERIAL ON EACH OF SAID OTHER ENDS. 